Friday, June 27, 2008

Write your name with pictures

This is real cute and creative way to make a wall art piece that is all about you. This would be great for a kid's bedroom or playroom. No need to limit it to just a name. Spell out any word to fit the area you are designing.

Here’s a creative idea for your walls that displays a name in a unique and artistic way. Because a picture (or 10 pictures, in our case) is worth a thousand words, why don’t we just show you the example first:What we did. We chose photos of each of the letters in “DesignTalk,” then framed and hung them together to make a personalized photo arrangement.

How we did it. You can go so many directions with this idea. For example:

Pick your word:

a family last name for a living room, kitchen, or entryway

a child’s name for a bedroom

a teen’s nickname for a teen room

a word to coordinate with a theme room (for example, “kick” for a soccer room, “fashion” for a fashion bedroom, “princess” for a little girl’s room, etc.)

a sports team name for a basement, den, or game room (choose pictures from sports venues to complete the look)

a business name for an office

an inspirational word for a home office, home gym, homeschool room, or classroom

Pick your photos:

Take your own pictures of shapes around your home or town that form the letters in your name (see an example here).

Enlist your children to help you seek out letters they like to create a name for their room.

Visit a photo site like istockphoto to search out photos in colors or themes you’re looking for.

Print your photos:

Use your favorite photo printer [We are assuming this means Mighty Imaging] to order the photos in the sizes you’re looking for. If you have the wall space, an easy arrangement would be to order 8×10″ photos and hang them in coordinating frames.